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HealthGrades' annual Hospital Quality in America Study found patients at top-rated U.S. hospitals had a 51.5% lower risk of death than hospital patients in general. The company based its evaluation on 17 procedures and diagnoses at 5,000 U.S. hospitals and said that while mortality rates generally have declined in recent years, a "quality chasm" persists.

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HealthGrades' annual Hospital Quality in America Study found patients at top-rated U.S. hospitals had a 51.5% lower risk of death than hospital patients in general. The company based its evaluation on 17 procedures and diagnoses at 5,000 U.S. hospitals and said that while mortality rates generally have declined in recent years, a "quality chasm" persists.

HealthGrades' annual Hospital Quality in America Study found patients at top-rated U.S. hospitals had a 51.5% lower risk of death than hospital patients in general. The company based its evaluation on 17 procedures and diagnoses at 5,000 U.S. hospitals and said that while mortality rates generally have declined in recent years, a "quality chasm" persists.

A CDC study on 1,400 adults and 500 children hospitalized with the H1N1 flu across 10 states showed that 55% of the patients who died from the flu had other medical conditions and most were younger than 65 years old. Asthma, immunosuppression, chronic lung disease and chronic heart disease were the most common underlying conditions among adults, while children had asthma, chronic lung diseases, neurological or neuromuscular diseases, and sickle cell or other blood conditions.

The death rates at the nation's top 5% of hospitals is as much as 28% lower than at other hospitals, according to a HealthGrades analysis. The survey also found the risk of complications for surgery patients is about 5% lower at the top-rated hospitals than for patients at other hospitals.

The death rates at the nation's top 5% of hospitals is as much as 28% lower than at other hospitals, according to a HealthGrades analysis. The survey also found the risk of complications for surgery patients is about 5% lower at the top-rated hospitals than for patients at other hospitals.